Good article on the future of SSTs
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Good article on the future of SSTs |
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Posts: 7462 (18/06/09 17:00) |
Weird article.
Nothing new we didn't already know a couple of years ago at least.... CJ |
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Posts: 2522 (18/06/09 17:03) Local user |
Bear in mind that CNN's reporting is not exactly targeted at aviation enthusiasts! The average American reader probably doesn't realize that the most
important aspect of Concorde was the supersonic aspect, as most people I know are surprised to hear about how short the flight was. (I think
"supersonic" doesn't mean much to people who have not experienced it.)
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Posts: 1288 (18/06/09 20:07) |
...stepping off the Concorde without a trace of jet lag... Well of course not!!! You haven't tried to stay awake in New York until midnight (local) which is 5.00am London time. Then jet lag will manifest itself. Nothing whatsoever to do with sitting on a plane, regardless of the amount of time, and a lot to do with moving around the globe, significantly changing time zones and therefore changing your sleep pattern (if you chose to). As I said on another thread once before: If you arrive in Hong Kong after a supersonic flight from London, however fast, you would suffer jet lag around midday. That is because the body will be trying to do what it is used to doing at 4.00am London time, with a lower body temperature, a slower heart beat, and sleeping! Similarly, on a flight from South Africa you will not suffer jet lag because the time zones are much the same. You might feel tired, but that is because you have been out of bed on a night sector up to London. That is not jet lag, that is tiredness! Oh, never mind, they will never learn! |
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Posts: 2523 (18/06/09 21:29) Local user |
The funny thing for me is that when I've flown to Europe I've never experienced jet lag. I think it's usually because I'm happy to be there and
I get an adrenaline rush that keeps me awake to normal hours. (No doubt flying in business class and sleeping soundly on the plane the last two times I went
over helped as well.) On the other hand, flying home from Hawaii and from Vancouver the jet lag hit me hard (especially Vancouver, getting up at 3.30 in the
morning for a 6.00 flight home....).
I recognize that someone who travels on business might not get the same rush, although my father travels to France on business roughly every three weeks these days and says that he makes the trip so often that the jet lag no longer bothers him. No doubt the fact that all the hotel staff recognize him to the point where it's almost like a second home surely helps! |
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